The Bohemian Essayist

Updates of the Bohemian Essayist

2010-10-21T16:51:00.004-06:00

I would say, "I'm going to start blogging more, I promise!" But that seems to jinx it. So I'm going to say this: Aren't I so awesome for being so on top of blogging?! I know! I AM wonderful, aren't I?!

I got a job at a company called StoresOnline. They help people build their own online business. With the software, there are lots of help files that need to be kept up to date as well as a newsletter that is sent out to our customers, or merchants, monthly. I help with these things. It's a lot of technical writing and that's making me reconsider what exactly I want to go into. It's full time and the pay is great so I'm becoming financially independent!

I'm not going to school right now but I will probably be returning to UVU in the summer of 2011 to pursue a degree in Technical Writing. With my job, it might be difficult, but I think that after I save up some money, it will be less stressful to go to school because I won't be worrying about money.

I'm working towards a car of my own so I don't have to mooch off my parents plethora of automobiles and I recently offered to take over a lease on an apartment. So I will, hopefully, be moving out December 27th into an apartment in Provo. Don't worry! I'll give you all my address so you can continue to send me your impending-doom cards. Or wedding invitations. Whatever.

With all the stuff that I am doing, I'm noticing a lot of what I'm not doing. I really want to write to some of my friends who are on missions, make new friends instead of bumming around with my old ones, vote, write, volunteer, organize, work out, etc. and still be able to get to sleep on time at night. I don't want to get into a pattern of never being happy with where I am, though. Because I don't want to keep striving for something without realizing what I have. I'm looking forward to moving and, with a little bit of force, hopefully I can settle into a little bit of a routine that works for me without always striving for the "next step".

Just a reminder that you can follow me pretty much anywhere online! A few of my usernames are:

Twitter: Wanderingwolf
DailyBooth: Wandering_wolf
Formspring: wolfie17

And of course I'm on Facebook! Ask me questions on Formspring! I'll tell 'no' lies. Or something.

Thank you to everyone who is so supportive of everything I do! Especially my mom. She's my best friend and my mentor and I couldn't do anything I do today without her, and not just for the obvious reasons. See you next post! Comment! Rate! Subscribe! Follow! I love you all!

Hugs and kisses,
Brittany

CJO

2010-04-10T02:31:00.002-06:00

A Late Night Ramble

2:32 AM

We will call this person CJO. This person has succeeded in ruining their family's life all in pursuit of glamour, big hoo-has, and a horrible spray tan. They have ruined their children's lives and their oldest child has had to grow up extremely fast. I have no respect for CJO. I have no respect for the people who seemingly led CJO down this extremely stupid and childish path. All because they wanted their family to be more "open-minded" to ideas different from the way they had been raised. Stupid and manipulative and nosy about things that really don't concern them. If you wanted to be part of the family, you obviously should've made more of an effort. Stop thinking you can waltz in, recommend that someone give up ethics, religion, morals, etc. and live the fancy life because you're more "free" that way. You aren't part of the family. You never will be. Stop trying to weasel your way into our lives to give us unwanted and unneeded advice and/or alternatives to our primitive, close-minded ideas.

To anyone who doesn't get this, you're not supposed to. Just take it with a grain of salt. I needed to vent. That is all.

Magnetic, Ecstatic Poetry

2010-04-10T01:47:00.003-06:00

I recently bought the Writer's Remedy magnetic poetry set and this is what I spelled out from it at 1:48 in the morning when I hadn't taken my Trazidone. Yes, mom. I know that was stupid. Bear with me. I've never done something like this before. All the words are taken directly from words that came with my poetry kit. If I had a sentence in my mind but not the right word, I didn't put it in. (And I took that picture up there with my phone. Crazy, right?!)

I obsess about worrying.

A spark of muse to light my bosom.

Devils whisper to me

Bringing anxiety.

I bleed the emotion of a poet

And the grace, soul, words of a noveler.

That's all I have for now. It's really hard to use a limited amount of words to write sentences! Great practice for me. Ciao for now!

Ode to a Bubble Bath

2010-01-30T21:17:00.006-07:00

- By Brittany Olson

Isn't it interesting how little experiences can take you away to another dimension

Where fantasy becomes the here and now and real life is a distant memory?

My head dipped into the warm water

And my ears filled with the sound of wet nothingness

Making me shudder and laugh out loud in my head.

Suddenly I was in a desert of water

A huge ocean.

My fish fingers crept into my fanning seaweed hair

Flitting in and out and in and out and one more time in and out.

My legs were no longer separated

Glued together with scales.

I knock against the ship.

It creaks in mild indignation.

My feet rub against a whale's back.

It echoes ticklish squeaks.

We swim together.

My ears empty and sound returns

As I lift my head.

I'm surprised to be in my bathroom.

Since when am I not a mermaid?

Romantic Era, Employee, and Castle

2010-01-26T12:11:00.008-07:00

So the whole blogging more often thing is going precisely as planned but I'm trying! Did you love that I posted my New York trip like seven months after it happened? Yeah I thought that was pretty cool, too. (Not.) At least I posted it!

My classes are going great! I love my English book! It's all about the Romantic Period of literature and it's so interesting to learn

about how the world issues affected the famous writers of the age and their writing! I have realized, however, that I really need to learn more about the French Revolution because I know almost nothing about it. Have any info? That'd be super! Math is pretty darn easy but that's because I technically took that class last semester. And failed. Cause I didn't go to class. Don't judge me. I'm doing better now!

My mom's birthday is coming up! I have no idea what to get her. She says that I should just put the money I have into savings but I was a really big brat to her last year on her birthday and I feel like I need to make up for it... But maybe I'll just get a candy bar and do something nice for her. Ideas?

And now for a segment I'd like to return to called, Random Word of the Day! (Here's a link to the generator I use to generate a random word.)

Today's random word is: Employee. (Just in case you're confused, I generate a random word and then respond to it.)

Ugh, I need a job. Badly. If anyone who is reading this lives in Utah Valley and needs a babysitter, call me! I've applied tons of places and only one person has called me back and I didn't get the job cause he said he'd call back and it's been like two weeks... Oh well...

I feel like reviewing something! If you have any ideas for a band, a song, a movie, a TV show, a YouTube show, or a video game that you'd like me to review, let me know. This is a very interactive blog! Help me to help you to help me help you...help...me you...etc...

Anyways. I'm going to review the show Castle today.

If you've never seen the show, here's a brief synopsis. It's about a bestselling, suave, and debonaire author named Richard Castle who writes mystery crime novels. In the very first episode, Castle has just killed off his bestselling character and has hit the dreaded writers block. He has no idea what to write about next. At the same time, a homicide detective named Kate Beckett has discovered a serial killer who is killing people the same way Castle kills people in his book. Castle is called into the precinct to talk to the detectives about the murders in case he knows anything or anyone. Castle is intrigued by the inner workings of a real investigation so he tags along and constantly irritates Detective Beckett. At the end of the episode, Castle has helped solve the murder mystery, joined Beckett's investigations until further notice, and thought up a new female protagonist for his stories.

This show combines two things I love: writing and a good mystery. The characters are all very charismatic. Richard Castle, played by Nathan Fillion, is a charmer. Fillion plays the role of a womanizer and a brilliant investigator very well. Stana Katic, who plays Detective Beckett, is a workaholic with something to prove and stick up her...well, you know. She's quite the sour puss and never does anything for herself (the exact opposite of Castle) but is very good at her job. And of course, there's the ever-so-tangible romantic tension between the two partners. Opposites attract, right? Even the side characters are charming! Castle lives with his schoolaholic daughter, played by Molly C. Quinn, and wise but cougar-like mother, played by Susan Sullivan and both of them are delightful.

The cases themselves are very intriguing. None of them are ever very boring or predictable, much like a good murder mystery novel. I've read many reviews that say that Castle is a writer's show, and that's definitely true! If you love writing, you'll love this show! If you love a good murder mystery, you'll love this show! If you're sick of predictable crime shows, you'll love this show. Check it out on sidereel.com! It's where I watch all my shows that I keep up with.

So there you have it! A nice long blog post to read through. You're welcome.

Love,

Brit

Prayers to Rex and Haiti

2010-01-19T19:42:00.006-07:00

Okay, let's start this whole blogging more thing on a positive note.

So I've been doing some school lately! Even though I'm not actually living at USU currently. I'm doing independent study classes. Two of them, in fact. Math 1010 and British Literary History: Romantic Period. And take a gander at this book I have to study from!

But the best part is that I am so excited to get into school! I love school! I'm a nerd and it's okay!

Okay, I think I'll include a Random Thought of the Day! in these blogs. What do you think? Yes? No?

{whispers}Who is this chick and why am I reading her blog?{/whispers}

Okay, today's random thought is brought to you by the weather, Rain. California has been getting poured on the past couple days. And what I wanna know is, why does California suddenly get to have bad weather? I mean Utah is notorious for having unpredictable weather! And now California comes and steals it from us?! Are we going to take this?!?!

Well I suppose we have to. Well played, Mother Nature.

But seriously, Utah is completely smogged over right now and the weather man/woman keeps saying, "A big storm is coming! It'll wipe out this smog and then we can all breathe again!" But has that happened? NoOoOoOoOo. California, quit hogging the rain!

On a more serious note, please send your prayers to the Rex family. Their son Michael, who is my age and I used to play with him when I was little, drowned today. He's still alive, miraculously and he's in a medically induced coma. They're going to pull him out of it tomorrow hopefully but they're not sure he'll ever wake up or if he'll have brain damage or not.

Thanks for sending your prayers their way. And of course, send your prayers to Haiti as well.

Love ya!

Brittany

Quickie!

2010-01-18T23:12:00.003-07:00

I am literally shouting in my head right now, "Just blog already! It doesn't matter if you have nothing to say! Just DO IT!"

But my devoted fans (*snort*), the reason I haven't been blogging is because I feel as though I have nothing to say. And no one would find it interesting even if I did have something to say.

But I have decided that I don't care. I am going to blog because I want to!

Starting...tomorrow.

Don't give me that look. It's 11:16 here. I should've been asleep and in bed two hours ago. Never mind that I was watching Robert Downey Jr. be frickin hilarious on the Golden Globes two hours ago.

But I promise I'll post something witty and interesting tomorrow! And I like how my cousin did it. With a cute sticky note. Like so.

I think I'll do this more often. It's cute.

By the way, I don't think I've given up my name on this blog yet and I'm MUCH less paranoid than I was when I started this so lemme introduce myself.

Hi, my name is Brittany. I love to write and I have been diagnosed with ADHD. That's all you really need to know for now.

Until tomorrow,

Brittany

Awesome Book!

2009-09-18T12:01:00.004-06:00

So for all the writers out there cuz I know I'm not the only one, I totally recommend the book Bird By Bird by Anne Lamott. It's so so so so so good! It's totally giving me back my confidence to write!

Now you must be thinking, "Brittany, you didn't have the confidence to write?! That's preposterous, wot wot!" while you puff on your pipe in a regal robe pretending to read War and Peace. And I can understand your utter shock that I would not be writing when of COURSE it is my calling! (Not the church kind) Well my good man or woman *puff, puff* this book has taught me that I am allowed to write poorly! No one told me that before! And now you must be throwing down your extremely heavy War and Peace on to your tender big toe and saying, "Bloody hell!" And then looking at me like I'm insane and saying, "Egad, my good woman! You can't be serious!" *puff, puff* But yes it is true. In the words of Anne Lamott, I am allowed to write a "shitty first draft." Huzzah and wot wot!

So hopefully I'll get back into my writing and write something beautiful and be amazing and all that.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to sit on my chair in my dormitory in sweats next to Patrick Henry, my fish, and pretend to read my math book and suck on my camelback water bottle. Not nearly as sophisticated but we can't all be British!

Good day, sah!

Random Word of the Day: Envelope

2009-09-09T16:23:00.002-06:00

Okay so I recently got something that I've needed forever: ink. For my wicked awesome quill! Yes, I am a true writer with a true quill. I've already written to my army/band friend with it and now I like totally love sending letters!

My calligraphy is very much chicken scratch right now, however. Barely intelligible, really. But my roommate Mercedes says it takes awhile to get the hang of. She is totally way into calligraphy and it looks WAY cool!

So if anyone wants me to write them letters with my quill, totally email me your addresses! That'd rock!

In other news, I'm a college girl! And I LOVE IT! I'm taking sixteen credits and majoring in English with a Creative Writing emphasis and a Business Management minor (I think). My roommates are all super cool, too! There's Ashley, Mercedes, Amy, Brittaney, Malynne, Kelly, and Arika! Ashley is Asian and way super cool and she's going into Early Childhood Development, Mercedes is a spaz and a workaholic who is going into Anthropology, Amy loves to watch TV and hates to get her picture taken and is majoring in Psychology, Brittaney is loveable and interesting and is a Bovine major (I know, so cool!), Malynne is a unique molly mormon with many quirks and she's not sure what she's doing, Kelly is strong and opinionated and tiny and is going into English as well, and Arika is quiet but so sweet and is going into International Studies. We're quite the lovely, crazy bunch and we've already had our family picture taken! :D

Email me your addresses!

Brit

New York Trip!

2009-06-25T15:50:00.012-06:00

WARNING!!!

This is a VERY late post because I've been working on it since I got back from New York. But I still wanted to post it because I thought it was cute and stuff. So here you go, a billion months late. Sorry. Again.

From June 7th to June 14th I was in New York! My lovely grandparents, Ken and Anne, invited me up as a graduation present and since my dad frequently travels to New York for work, we went together! I don't know if I could've survived it without him.

Day 1 - June 7th - Arriving in New York

So we arrived at the Salt Lake Airport early in the wee hours of the morning, boarded the plane

and after five-ish hours of stewing about being in coach while my dad sat comfortably in First Class (dumb frequent flier miles), we arrived in... Newark, New Jersey! And traveled by cab to Manhatten where we arrived at The Embassy Suites hotel, which is a lovely place to stay besides the uncomfortable pillows.

By this time I had definitely noticed something drastically different about this place and I'm not talking about the hundreds of people walking, the accents, or the lack of blue sky.

I am not in the desert anymore. It is humid as heck here! My father and I are just pouring sweat and it's not even that hot outside! Just wet! I literally ended up changing clothes twice a day because they just got so gross after a few hours of shopping!

Anyways. Moving on.

We changed clothes and headed out to see my Grandparents who I hadn't seen in several months I believe. They greeted us in the lobby of the hotel with hugs galore and we set out on the town to go to a nice dinner, which was much appreciated since all I had eaten was Chex Mix, Peanut M&M's, complimentary peanuts, and Dr. Pepper.

I can't for the life of me remember the name of the restaurant but it was very nice! It actually used to be a docking station for trucks to unload their cargo but someone made it into a restaurant! A very nice Italian one. Dad had swordfish and I had some yummy pasta and way too much Coke. After a lovely meal with lovely company with lovely conversation, me and dad went back to the hotel to catch up with the two hour time difference. EDIT: If anyone watches White Collar, Peter and Neil are both shown in a scene eating in this very restaurant! Cool, huh?

Day 2 - June 8th - Guggenheim Museum

Anne stated that it was necessary for me to get

some cultural stimulation while I was on this trip so it was off to the Guggenheim Museum! The building is so amazing because it was built in about the 1940's or 50's but it looks so modern! It was full of blue prints of this one architect named Frank Lloyd Wright who designed things WAAAAAAY beyond his time! And modern art, too. :D There was a bunch of modern art and I decided that I really like modern art! Anne is actually an artist who does monotypes and they're really pretty. Visit anneraymond.com for some of her stuff! (No thanks necessary for the plug, Anne. ;D)

Day 3 - June 9th - Shopping!!!

Me and Anne went shopping and I TOTALLY scored a beautiful purse, some shirts, and a Guess wallet that was supposed to be eighty bucks but I got it for thirty! Thanks for guiding me around New York, Anne! I also got to wander New York by myself and I was surprised that I felt perfectly safe wandering a huge city all by myself. :D There's just so many people and cabs driving by constantly that you just don't ever feel lost or trapped because you can just jump in a cab, tell them where you need to go, and they know where to go to get there. :D I LOVED the city! We also went to a musical called Rock of Ages that was packed with 80's songs, drugs, drinking, protests, gay Germans, strippers, classic love stories, and some not so classic love stories. :D It was SO good! Look up the soundtrack on iTunes!

Day 4 - June 10th - Driving to East Hampton

So most people who live in New York have an apartment in the city and a house in the country for the weekend. So Anne drove me into the country with Tex, the Yorkshire terrier who is adorable! It was a long drive but we made it and had a nice dinner before we retired and I watched TV until I fell asleep.

Day 5 - June 11th - Veg, veg, and veg some more

I didn't do anything this day. :D It was lovely. Me and Anne did go out for dinner and ice cream, though. It was delicious!

Day 6 - June 12th - The boys arrive and the great search for Steven Spielberg

Anne threw a party for her friend who designs lingerie and I felt a little out of place so I pretty much stayed in my room until Anne asked if I wanted to go to town a little bit earlier than I had planned (I was going to pick up my grandpa and dad from the train station) and I jumped at the chance to get out! I took Anne's car and drove into town where I parked and walked to the bookstore. I forgot how much I loved reading! I bought two books and made my way to Starbucks because I remembered Anne telling me that Steven Spielberg hangs out there a lot. I waited with my mocha. And waited. And read. And waited. And was sadly disappointed. How do you like that. Stood up by Steve.

But that moment was probably one of the best moments of my life. I was sitting on a bench in a little cottage town, drinking a mocha and reading a really good book. Life couldn't've got much better than that.

I picked up the boys and took them home and then we ate dinner and went to bed.

Day 7 - June 13th - Sag Harbor

So this day we all, meaning Ken, Anne, my dad, and I, all went sight seeing around Sag Harbor which is this beautiful little place with a lighthouse and a beach. And it was so pretty! We got to eat on the second floor of this cute little restaurant that had great food right on the beach. That night we ate dinner with Ken and Anne and had a lively political discussion. And I can't remember much of anything else we did because I'm writing about Day 7 about seven months later. xD

All in all, it was a wonderful adventure and loved everything about New York! Thanks to Ken and Anne and my dad for showing me around!

Love,

Brit

Random Word of the Day: Bet

2009-06-23T16:15:00.002-06:00

Okay, I have a confession to make. I LOVE poker. I love watching it, I love playing it, I just love it!

The only problem is I would love to play it professionally but that involves money. And I'm not allowed to gamble. And I don't really want to either. I like gambling with fake money. But you can't play professional poker with fake money.

There's another job idea down the toilet.

(Psst! If anyone ever wants to hang out and play poker with M&M's or something, call me!)

FWE: Frequently Written Edits

2009-06-02T12:31:00.005-06:00

In my extensive (*snort*) editing experience, I have realized that I have given many people the same writing advice and I thought I'd save everyone the trouble and post some of it here!

1. Contractions make your dialogue seem more believable and real.

Sam Thornton walked into Emerson High with a swagger in his step and a smug smile on his face. He propped himself up against the lockers next to Ashley Lake, the school babe, and flipped on the charm switch. "Hey babe, you are looking so good today. What are you doing later?"

Ashley turned to Sam and glared down her perfect nose at him. "I cannot hang out with you, Sam."

"Oh, why, toots?"

"I need to help my parents get ready to leave for Wyoming. They are leaving tomorrow."

What's wrong with this dialogue? It sounds almost robotic and not like anything real teenagers would say. Combining as many words as you can without making the speech sound slurred and drunken will help your dialogue sound more realistic. So here's that dialogue edited.

Sam Thornton walked into Emerson High with a swagger in his step and a smug smile on his face. He propped himself up against the lockers next to Ashley Lake, the school babe, and flipped on the charm switch. "Hey babe, you're looking so good today. What're you doing later?"

Ashley turned to Sam and glared down her perfect nose at him. "I can't hang out with you, Sam."

"Oh, why, toots?"

"I need to help my parents get ready to leave for Wyoming. They're leaving tomorrow."

Failure

2009-06-02T12:25:00.003-06:00

Everyone who ever reads my blog fails for not posting a question for me.

Just kidding. Love you all!

Anywhos, in answer to Jordan's question, my latest and greatest project is a book I'm writing with the tentative title of Memoirs of a Recluse. It's a love story that I came up with using my amazing my amazing Creative Writing teacher's idea called parallel brainstorming. This is off subject but hey, if I have the chance to give out valuable writing tips, then by golly, I'll do it!

Parallel brainstorming is when you think of a general idea for a story. Mine was, "A girl lives in a forest." Then you think of ten ways that could turn into a story. So the forest could be getting cut down or she is a painter or the town she lives in doesn't like her, etc. And then you take one of those ideas and expand it ten different ways. So the town doesn't like her except for one older man who sees her potential as a singer. Just go crazy! And eventually you'll come up with an original story. And always try to get ten ideas out because it forces you to think.

Ugh, on another tangent, I hate it when people say they can't write because they don't know what to write about. Everyone has a story in them! Your whole life is a story! Get out and get it on paper! And if you don't want to write because it doesn't sound good or you don't know how to write, I edit for free. Call me! My new slogan for the day is, Just Write!

Anywho, my story. I don't want to give too many details because I'm very wary of putting any of my ideas online. But it's about this girl who lives in a small town in Colorado. She lives alone and is a best-selling, anonymous author, but no one in her town knows who she really is. And she meets this guy who's wife died and they both struggle with revealing secrets about themselves. So the whole theme is loving and trusting someone enough to reveal your secrets to them.

If anyone wants to read the first couple pages, let me know! I'm not going to post them here because I'm kinda secretive myself. And I'm only letting people I know read them so if you're just visiting, you'll have to become a groupie before I'll let you see my baby.

If you didn't get the memo before, ask me a random question! Anything! Please please please! I really have nothing to write about sometimes!

Wuv yur guts!

Bernie

[Insert witty blog post title here]

2009-05-24T17:03:00.000-06:00

So I'm doing a sort of open forum thing where you guys can ask me anything you want! Go ahead, any question! What's my middle name? What's my favorite color? How's graduation planning coming? Anything! Go for it!

And if any body wants to hear about anything specific about my life or wants me to write on something in particular or wants to see my novel writing or some of my pictures I've taken recently, just let me know! I need ideas for my next posts!

(Oh, and if anybody has some ideas for witty blog post titles, that'd be awesome. I'd steal Victoria's idea but I don't want to plagiarize. xP)

Loves!

Brittany

Prom 2009

2009-05-19T17:45:00.000-06:00

Prom this year was so so so so SO fun. I went with my boyfriend, Robert Eklof, shown above, obviously. We've been dating for nine months as of the 27th of May and, though we sometimes fight like a married couple and have our differences, we are still very happy together.

So first we did our little photo shoot, courtesy of my best friend Megan Rooker's, shown right, mom Millie. She does this kind of photography all the time and it was way fun.

This was all of course after we bought the dress, altered the dress, bought the tickets, bought the pictures, bought the shoes, bought the jewelry, dyed the hair, re-did the nails, styled the hair, did the make up, wrestled the dress, threw on the shoes, and ran out the door.

Anywho, Robert drove me, Megan, and her date and boyfriend, Jerremy, all to The Training Table in Salt Lake. This is the most ghetto Training Table in the state and it rocked. We walk in with our pretty hair and dresses and handsome tuxedos and a sign says "Please seat yourself." This is going to be awesome.

We sit down and by now every hick in the place is staring at us but we're so hungry, we don't even care. There's a phone in the booth where we sit and I'm just staring at it like, "Uh...what's that for?" Jerremy explains that you pick up the phone when you want to order. Wow. G-H-E-T-T-O. So we go through the menu and take forever to pick out just what kind of burger we want. Especially because I'm way too excited about the whole phone ordering thing. But finally

we all pick what we want and I pick up the phone. There's silence for a moment and then someone asks for my order. This is so convenient! I relay my burger and fries order and pass the phone to Robert who passes it to Megan who passes it to Jerremy and then we hang up the phone and wait. About ten minutes later, the phone rings! Dude! This is SO cool! The boys stand up to go get our food and pay for it. Me and Megan gab about how hot our boyfriends are and are still giggling when two very confused boys sit down and hand out the goods. Though the place was amazingly ghetto, the food was heavenly. I couldn't breathe afterwards (the dress was tight to begin with) but it was SO worth it.

So then we drove to the capital and were very irritated to learn that the route that MapQuest had so graciously mapped out for us was under construction so we would have to wander around trying to find where we were supposed to be going. Robert got VERY frustrated and I struggled to keep him sane until we arrived.

We were one of the first couples to arrive since we didn't have to wait long for our dinner so me and Robert got our actual prom picture shot, which is cute and I'll have to upload it. Then we spent the rest of the night mingling and chatting with people and then we went and got some ice cream and went home.

Oh, funny story! There was a girl at the dance with a dress just like mine only orange and she gave me the dirtiest looks! There was one point where we were walking towards each other and I had to move or she would've bowled me over! Talk about drama!

Thanks to all of you who are actually interested in my blog and I apologize for not getting another post out sooner!

Hugs and kisses,

Brit

I'm back again! Recap!

2009-05-14T10:17:00.000-06:00

Long time, no post!

Quick recap of everything I can remember about the last five months:

Went on Choir tour.
Went to my Academic Decathlon competition.
Went to California for Spring Break and had a blast.
Been getting into tanning and working out lots.
Sent out graduation announcements.
My friend from California left for boot camp.
I'm getting Heritage Tours stuff done.
Made my senior quilt two days ago.
Mom (40), Dad (46), Tanner (12), Kiersten (7), Robert (18), Megan (surprise party!) (18), and Brantley (18) all had birthdays.
Gotten into Twitter more, Sidereel, America's Next Top Model, Pokemon, and failblog.org.
Went to prom! Pictures up soon!
Got braces. Boo. (When I get them off, I will have had braces for 6 years of my life. And I have to get four molars removed because APPARENTLY I have too many teeth. ~_~ Screw it.)
Been experimenting with medication dosages. xP (Final decision: Concerta - 72mg, Zoloft - 150mg)
Adam Lambert better win American Idol!
Love the movie Australia!
Only two weeks left of school!

Whew!

Right now I'm just working on getting our last issue of The Crusader finished! Sad! Everything is coming to an end and I'm partly excited and partly apprehensive. But mostly excited!

My next post will be about prom and hopefully it'll be soon so stay tuned!

Attendance School Blues

2009-01-06T06:42:00.000-07:00

Well here I am. Stuck in attendance school and 6:43 am. Only 32 minutes to go.

And then I go to weights. Bleh.

So Christmas was fantastic! I couldn't sleep all night, which was only really frustrating. But Santa did not disappoint!

Okay, gotta insert a nostalgic memory here: My dad, every year, since I was born I think, has said, "I think Santa had a hole in his bag!" on Christmas morning. I love it. :] I'm doing that with my kids.

Sorry, moving along.

So Santa brought me a brand new MacBook for college! I come to you live from the new lappy right now, actually. It's so cool! The little track pad lets me use it basically like an iTouch and it's got a built in camera that I can't get to connect to the internet and it's got leopard on it and and and... It's just so wonderful!

So I'm interested in going on Heritage Tours in the summer. It would be really fun but they are SOOOOO strict! I mean, I understand no iPods and cell phones and stuff but no novels? You basically can't do anything that isn't church related. I guess I could get used to that. Still. AND it's a buttload of money which I don't have. Or I do have but it's got a little negative sign before it. (Tour = $2100, my money = -$2100)

And I've been looking into Anytime Fitness and it seems really cool. They've got all this new stuff there and TV's on all the treadmills and iPod hook ups so you can watch your own movies and stuff and there's a cool bike thing where it's like you're on a video game bike and there's a tanning salon and a yoga class and it's like $24 a month if you get the 18-month contract. I really wanna do it. :] I went inside and just asked the lady what the prices were like and she was like, "Oh let me show you around!" And I was like, "Uh...okay!" She was very nice.

Have you ever left your $400 jewelry at a Taco Bell? I did the other day and I about died when I realized it. The over-nice girl at Anytime Fitness was talking to me and I barely heard the last little bit of what she said. And when I got to the Taco Bell and asked about the rings, the people were like, "What do they look like?" I thought it was interesting. I almost forgot and I was stuttering all over cuz she took me by surprise. :S

So guess what I did New Year's Eve?! Closed at Arby's! Whoo hoo! I left Arby's very downhearted at roughly 11:45 and was pulling around the round-a-bout when Robert called and was like, "Where are you?" And I was like, "Going around the round-a-bout." And he was like, "Uh..." And I was like, "Where are you?" And he was like, "At Wal-mart." And I was like, "Should I turn around?" And he was like, "Uh...yeah."

Yeah. We have the most in depth conversations. So I spent the last ten minutes of the year at Wal-mart where Robert got me flowers that are still alive and smelled really good. And the first song I listened to in the New Year was, "Another One Bites The Dust" by Queen. Oh yeah. Beat that.

Then I went over to Robert's and we watched Evan Almighty and it was awesome! Robert was hilarious cuz he practically worships Steve Carell and was dying laughing the whole time.

OH! I forgot! I got a new puppy! His name is Scooter and he's a Shih Tzu/Maltese mix and he's adorable! He enjoys chewing on ears, fingers, and hair. And everything else. And peeing on everything. But he's SOOOOOO cute! I'll post pictures when I get around to it. When I got home on New Year's, I just played with him for like an hour.

So then I got invited to Robert's Family's party in Sandy. It was SO fun but I felt so stupid cuz we were way late cuz I had just gotten back from Logan so I still had a ton of work to do when I got home.

That made no sense. Let's try again.

We went to Logan Friday and stayed overnight. And when I got back on Saturday afternoon, I had a ton of chores to do before I could go to the party.

Better. Moving on.

So we were super late and I'm panicking about how his whole family is going to think I'm a complete flake and I'm starving so I'm hoping there's still food left when we get there. And guess what? It was so fun. They still had some pizza and pepsi and LOT'S of pie so I wasn't disappointed and his family was so nice. I met his Grandpa Pat, his Aunt...um...Sherri? who plays the piano beautifully, and his cousin Lexi. Those are the extended family members I can remember. I got to spend more time with and get to know his other siblings too. His sister Hannah and her husband Eric have a baby named Brandon and he's very cute. I haven't talked to Hannah much but Eric taught me and Robert a card game and that was fun. Robert's brother Johnny and his wife Lindsey were there as well and I really like them. Johnny is still in missionary mode from his mission and I think it's hilarious and really cool at the same time. Mostly cuz Robert REALLY doesn't like Johnny. Lindsey has a gorgeous voice and was really nice to me. His family is so talented. They all gathered around the piano and sung broadway songs and I felt very intimidated. I sang a little, too, but I couldn't get Robert to sing. And Lexi his cousin was so funny and I thought she was nice but everyone else was like, "There's something wrong with her." Come to find out, she has a little bit of Asperger's which is what my little brother, Tanner, has! So I guess I just didn't notice. :]

Omg, it's so COLD!

But now I'm back at school and already I want out. I didn't know about this test we had in AP Lit and a bunch of dumb stuff like that. Like I found out I have an F in Choir cuz I didn't pass off a song because she wasn't there the one day I could be there. It makes me so mad.

I've got a bunch of movies up on Youtube and I'm trying to get my blogtv.com account to work so go check it out! And if you know how to get blogtv to work with a MacBook camera, PLEASE TELL ME!

Thanks to all my subscribers and readers! Love you guys!

Wolfie

Fishin for...

2008-12-14T19:19:00.000-07:00

Comments! PLEASE comment, guys! I really like reading and responding to them and I don't have oodles of people who read my blog so... Don't just read it! Comment as well! Thanks to those who do comment and shame on those who don't!

So my puppy (or dog of three years) died the other day... He was under my bed and I reached under to grab my laptop and I felt him. I peeked under and was like, "Hey buddy!" And then I noticed he wasn't breathing and I freaked out and cried the rest of the day... My family all cried a little... We miss him. He apparently got a hold of rat poisoning... RIP Sammy.

In happier news, my birthday is on Wednesday! But I've already got a buttload of awesome gifts from my friends! They threw me a huge surprise party last night that ROCKED! They had all my favorite food and my boyfriend, Robert, got me a Blackberry (yes, he really did. I know!) and my friends pooled their money and got me Guitar Hero 4 World Tour! I love them SOOOOOOOOO much! They all rock my socks! Mwah to my friends! It was so fun!

So the big one eight. I won't pretend like I'm not SUPER excited to be eighteen but I feel so old and this whole college thing is so SCARY! I really hope I get into USU...

Well, signing off, and saying COMMENT MORE! And thanks for all the birthday wishes!

Loves,

Wolfie

I am a robot.

2008-12-05T15:45:00.000-07:00

This is one of my best poems I've ever written and I thought I'd share it with y'all. Carp used it in his Creative Writing class today and I got a TON of positive, awesome feedback on it. (And couldn't make it through half the class without jumping up and claiming my baby. :3)

I am a robot.

No really, I am. Can't you tell? You can't? Well why not?

Oh, I see. You don't see no metal on me. Ah, but that's the beauty of my metal skin; it's invisible. That way they can't see that I'm impervious to their idiotic behaviors and blatant disregard for feelings. They won't know what hit them when suddenly their blows come ricocheting back into their perfect faces.

Do you know how long it took to make this metal skin? Five different repair jobs. Two demolitionists needed five repair jobs. Do you know how much oil I needed for these rusty joints? Two hours and many, many nights of production. Do you know how many people came to the rescue? One. No one else can ever spare the time. No one else can comfort the comforter. Why do I even listen to people anymore? How will they repay me? They won't.

Do you see it yet? My metal skin? No? Well what's left to make me a robot?

My movements? Oh yes, they're quite robotic. Wake up late. Go to EMS. Walk to school.

Wait. There's one of them. That demolitionist. So nice. So funny. So handsome. So with someone else.

I'll fix that dent later.

Anyways, school. First class. Die. Second class. Die. Third class. Die.

Lunch is not appealing to us robot kind. We don't eat. Or we eat very little. Instead, our peripheral vision is being carefully watched. An inward battle rages.

What are you looking at?
I don't know...
Are you looking for someone?
No...
Liar.
Maybe.
Who're you looking for?
Him.
Him.
Yeah.
...
...
You're sick.
You think I don't know that?
Who're you looking for?!
Someone! Anyone!

Metal insides echo with a thousand screams. Crying out. Calling. Waiting.

No one comes. No one cares.

Lunch closes. My system charges up again. I get up. I'm waiting for something.

What're you waiting for?
Nothing.
Liar!

Another inward battle. More screaming.

Nothing.

Fourth class. Die.

What're you waiting for?!
I don't know...

Back to the mother ship. It's a long march. Plug in my soul. Turn it up loud. I'm alone.

Back to base. I'm alone.

There's paperwork to be done. Miles and miles of paperwork. Quick scanning gets it done in minutes.

Now what?

The master computer, of course! Check once. Check twice. Check three times.

Nothing. No one.

I'm alone. And there's more screaming.

I recharge for hours. Sitting on my docking point. Check a fourth time. Nothing.

Where is the mother ship?

-crackle-
This is ship seventeen calling ship four, do you copy?
-static-
Seventeen to March, do you copy?
-static-
Seventeen to Neptune, do you copy?
-static-
Seventeen to Jupiter, do you copy?
-incoherent mumbling-
Seventeen to Earth, do you copy?
-silence-

Mayday. Mayday. We've suffered serious damage.

I've recharged for hours. Something's wrong. What am I forgetting?

Powering down.

Well, what else is there?

...

So you've struck the main point. Where is my metal heart? Here it is.

Yes, it's supposed to look like that.
No, it's not healthy.
No, I didn't do it on purpose.

I keep my metal cardio-machine in this box. In this corner. In this closet.

Does it ever come out? Of course. Five times it's come out.

First time: That's that little nick on the side. Should've learned from that.
Second time: That's that scrape on the left. Should've stopped there.
Third time: Yeah, that dime sized hole straight through.
Fourth time: The stake is still in there from that one.
Fifth time: That three pronged slash.

That's the one that killed it.

Now I keep it in this box. Safe from everything. Until someone steals it again...

Until then, I walk with a jerk, shine in the sunlight, and keep my heart hidden deep in the confines of my closet.

Because I am a robot.

Please comment!

Well so much for that...

2008-12-03T13:05:00.001-07:00

So, I was completely stoked for NaNoWriMo, got my whole plot outline done, flushed out my characters, and wrote absolutely nothing. I'm disappointed in myself but I think it was good for me to actually do something that remotely resembles writing. I haven't done that in awhile. There's always next year!

Some of you may have noticed a list of links added to my sidebar. They're links to all my various accounts. I've got some of my writing on there along with my Twitter page so you can royally stalk me. I'm way into the whole Twitter thing. I send reminders to myself as well as just random thoughts I happen to be thinking. Ethan, if you're reading this, I bet it'd be really helpful and fun for you. :D

And now for HUGE news: I got a 30 on my ACT!!! And a 33 on the English AND Reading portions as well as a 30 on the Science portion and a 25 on the Math portion! I'm so proud of myself! This opens so many doors for me college-wise. Oh, and I applied at Utah State University. Housing and everything. Scary! I think I'll find out in the next two weeks if I get in. Keep your fingers crossed!

Other big news: I'm going to be trying out for the spring school musical, Brigadoon! I'm actually like really scared about it but I hope it'll be a good experience for me. I've never acted before so... But I know my voice is pretty decent so I really hope I do well.

I'm going to try to post more often so expect more posts in the future! Comment and give much feedback!

Keep on truckin',
Wolfie

NaNoWriMo, college, and addictions

2008-10-08T18:58:00.000-06:00

I discovered possibly the most amazing idea ever created. Ever.

National Novel Writing Month. In November.

It's for all of us busy people who don't have time to just sit down and finish that novel we've had outlined in our heads for years. The goal of the participants of NaNoWriMo is to write 50,000 words. In a month. Yes, I made a Home Alone face when I heard that, too. But the surprising thing is people do it. Not only do some people do it but some people re

ach 500,000 words! Crazy munchkins! And you're not, under ANY circumstances, allowed to edit. That's what December is for.

But this is PERFECT timing. I've been itching to get my novel idea down for months but things always come up or I'm too lazy or (insert next lame excuse here). But November is MY month I'm determined to get all those words down! I am she-woman! Hear me roar!

Who's with me?! Seriously, it'd be great if people wanted to jump on the band wagon with me 'cause I can tell I'm gonna need some help staying motivated. And I'

d like to help others be motivated, too. So if you're interested, email me!

And don't wait too long to decide if you want to join up. 'Cause you might wanna get all outlined before the month starts. To join up, just go to nanowrimo.org and sign up. Look up the FAQ if you've got questions, too. Or, again, email me. I'm TOTALLY stoked!

We had this college fair last Friday at LP and it was actually very interesting. You were supposed to pick three colleges that you were interested in applying to. I chose Utah Valley

University, for lack of a better choice, Utah State University, which is currently my college of choice, and Southern Utah University. And now I'm finding myself stuck between two colleges that are very similar. Both of the corespondents who spoke to us said basically the same thing: class sizes are small, we're student oriented, our campus is nice, you meet so many friends and do way fun activities, our majors are great, come here.

This calls for...

(Drum roll, please.)

...a pros and cons list!

Pros of Utah State

Close to extended family
Gorgeous campus
Aggie Ice Cream
Great housing
Great meal plan
Great English program
Great city, not too big, not too small
Not too close to home but not too far away
I know more about USU
Close to a canyon and bunches of National Parks and stuff
Megan will be coming with me
Not too much white trash BYU

Cons of Utah State

Friggin cold in the winter!
No specific Creative Writing major
Uh...
I really can't think of any more...

I'm not even going to bother with SUU pros and cons. Utah State wins out.

Ah, I love it when things go my way.

It has recently come to my attention that I am addicted to Pepsi, a.k.a. Nectar of the Gods. While my boyfriend was driving me home, I literally almost couldn't breathe, I was craving it so bad. I made him pull over at Kountry Korner so I could get a thirty-two ounce cup of the stuff. Before I had even paid for it, the glass was half empty...or full...whatever. Recently my blessed elixer has turned on me. I've been wanting to get Veneers for awhile now. (For those of you who don't know, it's when they shave off the front of your teeth and paint them purdy white. My teeth are really quite multicolored so this appeals to me.) And now my father refuses to get them for me unless I give up Pepsi. Or at least only have it once a week. My mother returned from a nutrition class the other night and promptly made my night just peachy by saying, "You know, soda sucks the calcium out of your bones and gives you osteoporosis." To which I replied, "I want to be shorter anyway. And who really needs a backbone anyhow?" before dashing upstairs clutching my 32 oz. love. How could this happen? How could my precious, my love, my potion of exquisite joy turn on me?

In all seriousness, I realize that I drink too much. (Hey, get your minds out the gutter.) I really should lay up on the soda. Maybe not drink it constantly through my shifts at Arby's. Maybe order water instead...

...

-shudder-

School, work, and being under-accomplished

2008-08-31T11:25:00.000-06:00

So these past two weeks have probably been the most emotionally and physically stressful weeks I've had in a long time. On top of work, school, and fearing that I'll never accomplish much in life, I'm pretty drained.

WORK

I've been working my butt off at Arby's in American Fork (come through the drive thru and you'll prolly see me!) but making purdy good money so I'm not complaining much. My bosses and the people I work with are SO amazing! Tammy is formidable, being the General Manager, or boss of bosses, but she is hilarious and tries to make everyone feel comfortable while still getting their jobs done. (She still scares me though...) Rocky is...a great person outside of work. Yeah. We'll go with that. (He's a slacker manager.) I have a couple other friends about my age from work, too. Zack, Preston, and Matt all go to East Shore, the troubled teens school, and, though they have sailor mouths and questionable morals, they are way fun to mess around with and hard workers. Todd is a little younger than me but hilarious in his own way and great with fries. Caleb teases me all the time but he's totally cool and keeps me calmed down when Rocky drives me crazy. Manny and Eddy are two of the Mexicans who work at Arby's and they are the biggest flirts and dorks! Kayla is another manager and she's very quiet and efficient but anything she says is so funny! Zoila is another manager who's very nice but has a strong accent so sometimes I can't understand her. Gale is the funniest, most eccentric manager ever and EVERYONE loves her! And last, but not definitely least, Robert Eklof is my age but doesn't go to my school. But we instantly became near best friends the second I started working at Arby's. We hang out ALL the time outside of work and we both have the dorky-est personalities that build off of each other until we're both rolling on the floor laughing for absolutely no reason while everyone else stares at us.

All in all, I LOVE it at Arby's! :D

SCHOOL

School is pretty fricking amazing so far. I don't hate any of my classes yet which is always good. First I have weights with one of my best friends, Megan Rooker. And let me just get up on my sope bocks and say that taking weights with friends who are ten times more athletic and skinny than you is a little bit intimidating. Megan is going to MATC for cosmetology so she may be playing with my hair a wee bit. So if you see me with purple hair with blonde and green streaks, it wasn't my fault. But I digress. Weights is actually okay. Good exercise moosic. Possibility of losing weight. What's not to love.

Next is one of my ultimately favorite classes and I'm not even in it. I'm a teacher's aide for Mr. Joseph Carpenter, also called Joey, Carpenter, Jo, Carp, Carpentero, the Burrito Man, etc. He is possibly the most amazing man alive and, though this may sound creepy, I want to marry someone like him. He writes, he has great family values, awesome mannerisms, and is hilarious. And teaches great. So I get to watch as he teaches some of my close friends how to write, seeing as it's a Creative Writing class. He says that he'll turn the class over to me sometime if he's busy. I'm his teacher's pet. So this class rox my sox. (Not to mention my boyfriend is in it. So I get to make fun of him the whole time. Ah, it's the little things in life.)

Next is AP Psychology which is hard-ish but enjoyable. I have this class with one of my closest and richest friends, Chase Williams. His father apparently makes fifteen bucks a second. Stupid rich people. He's fickle sometimes, but has a good heart. We get in fights sometimes but he's never done anything mean to me and so we are good friends. The class is very interesting so far. I'm learning a lot. And Shauna Kay is one of the funnier teachers who constantly rips on herself to make us laugh.

After lunch is Newspaper which I'm somewhat apprehensive but stoked about taking. I'm not so good with non-fiction writing and I don't know very many people in the class, since most of the people in the class have been in there since their sophomore year and are now editors. But it looks so fun that I can't help but get excited. The teacher is brand new and it's only her second year teaching but I think she'll be good for us and we'll be good for her.

On B days I have seminary first with Brother Cannon who I like so far. He seems to be a tad judgmental though like some Mormon people tend to be. There are some fun people in that class who I will get to know better I hope. I'm really trying to establish a good habit of prayer and scripture study to help me every day to be a better person. I hate it when people judge you if you're not perfect. Some people just don't understand when you're trying you're hardest. Micah Schow is in that class and he is seriously one of the coolest people alive. His personality is one all his own. And he started his own band for which I am a proud groupie.

Next I have choir and I absolutely love choir. I always love choir. Mama J is SO funny and sarcastic and cynical but an amazing woman with awesome beliefs and morals. I have lots of friends in that class because choir is like one big family. I'm so excited to sing my guts out.

Then I have a free period which I've been using for chiropractor appointments because my back sucks. But it's getting better. Ironic how a guy slamming big metal things into your back can make it feel better. Anyways. Moving on.

AP Lit is my last class and WOW am I learning a lot from Mr. Rees. My brain is getting bigger just thinking about it! My analytical skills are improving daily and his teaching methods are really helpful to me. I love it when teachers can teach.

But we have an assignment in AP Lit to do a resumé. And you have to list your accomplishments. And I haven't accomplished anything. Ever. I consider it an accomplishment that I can even function every day with the debilitating condition known as ADHD. It's hard to juggle a job and school let alone playing ten musical instruments and sports like other people can do... Sometimes I get ambitious and try to add something else to my list and it breaks me in pieces. What do I do? Will I ever get a job with my lack of accomplishments? Am I doomed to a life of little accomplishment?

My patriarchal blessing says to cherish the little things in life and not be discouraged if I don't accomplish huge things in life... Hm... Something to think about.

Finances, boys, and Nazis

2008-07-30T23:34:00.000-06:00

So I've decided that, due to my somewhat eccentric and very impulsive personality, I pretty much suck at anything financial. Saving? Budgeting? What are these strange concepts you speak of? I've just never had to deal with money until I got a job and then I ended up with more money than I knew how to use. So I got in debt and was in the hole for months. Story of my life. I don't think there's been a time where I haven't been in debt for something to someone.

But I'm going to college next year. And that terrifies me. How on earth am I going to pay for college?! It scares me that I didn't even think about this until now. How do you juggle school and work like that? Will I be able to do it with my history of spending money I don't have? My mom assures me that I'll be fine but she sounded like she was trying to convince herself...

Boys are so complicated sometimes and other times they're just...stupid. They say stupid things that really hurt and are too busy notice you're upset. And they all become interested as soon as you're taken.

I'm so glad my parents don't try to dictate who I hang out with. Half of my friends are banned from each other yet we all manage to hang out. Are some parents really that naïve? Do they really think they can stop two people from being in love? All they do is make the desire to see each other stronger. My mom once said, "We don't try to dictate who you hang out with because it would be pointless. You would find a way to hang out with that person somehow." The other day, my friend Mike's dad called us trying to find Mike and accusing us of hiding him and his girlfriend, my other friend Jenessa, at our house. Mike and Jenessa are banned from each other, you see.

My message to all the clingy parents out there: please try and see that your teenager is going to hang out with whomever they wish and you're only driving them further away. Because my parents don't restrict me very much, I cherish the times I spend with them and we're all much happier because of it.

Did you know that you could die?

2008-07-13T23:50:00.000-06:00

Yes, ladies and gentlemen you could indeed die from getting your wisdom teeth taken out. You could in fact:

bleed to death
die from anesthesia
die from infection
or just plain drop dead for no reason what so ever.

So as you can imagine, I am looking to the day when I get my wisdom teeth removed with distress, depression, and possibly deathly...ness. And in fact I will be getting them removed this Tuesday at approximately 9:30 am. All five of them. No that is not a typo. My mutant mouth has five wisdom teeth. But, as my friend Courtney pointed out, that might just mean that I'm very wise.

I just wanna live through the surgery.

Is this thing on?

2007-10-14T22:33:00.000-06:00

Ahem.

Hello and welcome to my blog, The Bohemian Essayist.

This blog will be home to my creative writings, ramblings, and dramas. It's contents will include some excerpts from my current projects, creative and sometimes cryptic essays about my life, and straight-forward entries about whatever happens to be on my mind.

I hope you enjoy and comment.

<3
Brittany